Korne, Kościerzyna County
Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
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Korne [ˈkɔrnɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.
Korne | |
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Village | |
  Korne | |
| Coordinates: 54°8′7″N 17°51′32″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Kościerzyna |
| Gmina | Kościerzyna |
| Population | 495 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Korne was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Germans murdered the pre-war Polish wójt of Korne (local administration official) in the nearby village of Gostomie as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[3]
